Great news. Is there any estimate on the release date of this user voice request: https://microsoftteams.uservoice.com/forums/555103-public/suggestions/16925461-allow-different-notifications-options-on-teams-and?
I also share my opinion on how to enhance the notification behavior that I believe is vital in Teams.
This is what I think should be the behavior or it should be allowed the user to configure (one to one or group chats or channel conversations).
- One to one chat or group chat: When someone starts a conversation, a callout message should be displayed (to allow the person to know someone wants to chat)
Then, if we reply and someone in the conversion replies back, we should be able to not see a callout message for every message they send. A simple notification count with the number of unread messages in the Teams icon in the taskbar and the Teams icon blinking for a few seconds after the message is sent should be enough. This is what is the behavior in both Skype Consumer and Skype for Business and is the one that makes more sense to me
- One to one chat or group chat: In resume, when someone starts a new conversation, the other involved persons should receive a callout message but not for the remainder of the conversation, where only taskbar blinking and showing notification counts should be displayed
- Channel conversations: if a channel conversion is started, there shoudn't be any callout messages unless a person is mentioned directly, only the Teams icon blinking for a few seconds and the indication of the number of unread messages
The main goal here is to be less interrupted by Teams notifications and in particular by callout notifications that are distracting and can make people to lose focus.
Does this makes sense and is the team actively working on any of this?
Thanks
Miguel